JEDDAH: A video clip on YouTube talking about benevolence toward foreign workers in the Kingdom has achieved nearly 700,000 views since its release about a month ago.
The Labor Ministry’s undersecretary for special programs, Abdel Moneim Al-Shehri, said the YouTube video “Have mercy on yourself," about kindness toward workers, enhanced the vision of the ministry in urging employers in particular and society in general to treat workers humanely and ask them regularly about their well-being and that of their families back home.
The clip was produced with an innovative idea highlighting values and morals. Compassion for laborers was the central idea.
Al-Shehri said in his speech: "The vision of the ministry in charity stems from the teachings of our religion, upon which the labor law in the Kingdom is based."
He urged social organizations to exert more efforts in training young men and women to be ambassadors of the Kingdom. They should be taught the importance of benevolence toward workers so they return home with good memories of the country of the Two Holy Mosques and of Saudis’ positive attitude.
The official emphasized that kindness toward expatriate workers in the Kingdom is based on the principle of "rights, not sympathy."
The video clip hosted a number of famous figures from the new media — Ibrahim Saleh, Adel Radwan, Saleh Abu Umra and Ibrahim Al-Bkairi, who spoke extempore. To surprise them in the studio, they were not briefed as to who they would share their day with.
The YouTube awareness campaign came at a time when social networking sites circulated a number of individual cases of abuse toward expat workers that occurred in some parts of the Kingdom.
The organizers followed the Hadith — "I was sent to complete the best of morals." The clip’s message was: Strengthen good values and demonstrate virtues of morality.
YouTube video stressing love for expats achieves 700,000 views
YouTube video stressing love for expats achieves 700,000 views
Riyadh university takes part in academic conference
- The deanship said that its participation in the international conference aligns with a strategic direction to strengthen King Saud University’s institutional presence on specialized academic platforms
RIYADH: The Deanship of the Common First Year at King Saud University took part in the 45th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience, held in Seattle, US.
This year’s edition focused on students’ academic and social transitions, guided advising, retention strategies and enhancing student engagement, in addition to showcasing successful institutional models for building sustainable transitional pathways.
The university’s participation aligns with a strategic direction that positions the first-year experience as a cornerstone of the quality of university outcomes.
During the scientific sessions and workshops, the dean delivered remarks highlighting the importance of intentionally designing the first-year student experience, emphasizing that academic support and advising programs should not be viewed as parallel services, but rather as an integral part of the educational experience’s structure.
He also reviewed models of the deanship’s initiatives to support new students, including early follow-up mechanisms and academic and skills development programs aimed at fostering university readiness from the first weeks of study.
The deanship said that its participation in the international conference aligns with a strategic direction to strengthen King Saud University’s institutional presence on specialized academic platforms and to leverage global expertise to develop policies and practices that support new students.
